Darcy is hit or miss for me. I often will question why some of her books are in the horror genre because they're just not scary to me!

I sadly didn't get through this one, it just didn't grab my attention early on.

I plan to order the physical book and try that! Sometimes I just need to read a book physically and not ebook in order to enjoy it.

I'll be sure to update.

Darcy Coates can do no wrong! What a great spooky thriller set with so many twists and turns! Thank you Netgally for the opportunity to read this e-arc!

I had so much fun with this book! In fact, I’m pretty bummed I didn’t get to read this on vacation by the pool!
I found myself unable to stop reading this and was luckily able to start and finish this in a day! I could totally see this being adapted into a movie! I can’t wait to read her next work!

How Bad Things Can Get by Darcy Coates is a chilling thriller set on a tropical island that promises the ultimate vacation but delivers terror instead. When an influencer and his followers arrive for a party, they quickly discover the island's dark secrets—and Ruth, a survivor of a cult, is forced to confront her bloody past. As guests go missing and the games turn deadly, Coates delivers a fast-paced, suspenseful story full of twists. Perfect for fans of psychological horror with a dark, thrilling atmosphere.

I absolutely loved this book. It was exciting, perfectly paced, and had me on the edge of my seat. This is my fourth book by Darcy Coates and I continue to be wowed by her awesome stories. I have already begun telling everyone about this book.

A “lucky” beach festival trip, orchestrated by an Internet sensation along with extravagant games, goes wrong when one participant’s past comes back to haunt her - and everyone else on the island.

This book had me on edge and morbidly curious to see what would happen next. Though the overall plot wasn’t too surprising, this was still filled with suspense and gore, leading me to absolutely devour it. This was a quick read with the perfect amount of detail, backstory, and action so that everything makes sense without becoming monotonous.

Thanks to NetGalley and Darcy Coates for the ARC!

WHOA!!!!!! I don’t usually get ‘scared’ from books as I’m pretty good at separating truth and fiction but this book was SO CREEPY! I couldn’t put it down!!! Highly, highly recommend!

How Bad Things Can Get by Darcy Coates
A party on a remote tropical island, hundreds of fans, and an influencer with big plans—what could go wrong? Turns out, everything.

I almost bailed on this book early on. The influencer angle nearly killed it for me—I don’t get the appeal in real life, and I definitely didn’t want to read about it. But I’m so glad I pushed through. The pacing is fast, the violence is gloriously over the top, and the cult backstory hooked me hard. There's something disturbingly fascinating about people being controlled so completely they'd die for it. The tension keeps ratcheting up, and by the time it hits the explosive climax, I was all in.

Dark, twisted, and relentless—this one surprised me in the best way.